Hi, I recently bought a 2012 Explorer. The motorcycle wouldn't start for whatever reason. I have been going through the fuel hoses carefully as it was leaking fuel. I am curious to know where the fuel rail goes to. Would you or anybody here be able to help me out?
Oh it could be a whole range of issues: 1) do you hear the fuel pump priming? 2) do you hear the click sound from the starter solenoid? 3) starter motor issue 4) fueling issues (if not fuel pump, then could be dirty/faulty fuel injectors? 5) could be a weak battery? The fuel rail is connected to the fuel tank on one end, and to the 3 fuel injectors on the other end at the throttle bodies area.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us. Sorry for my English, I hope you understand. When do you think you will be able to upload a video to learn how to measure the slack and tension of the Himalayan 450 chain? It would be very good for me to learn how to do it, my motorcycle already has 2000 km. A big hug from Spain friend!!
Awesome! Keep working on your bike! I’ll try create and upload the chain slack and wheel alignment video next week. Also gonna be creating a front wheel alignment video as well :)
@@eazyontwowheels That would be great teacher!! :) A video of learning to "tension the chain" on the Himalayan 450 would be perfect for your students. We will be very attentive to the news of the channel
I dont have a Triumph yet but I know what means such a complete video like this for bikers. Just a question.. is this the same in 2020 Tiger 1200 Alpine edition? God bless you man. Greetings from Spain!
Ah the vise / clamp i use is from parktool: www.parktool.com/en-int/category/clamps. The motion pro suspension vise (www.motionpro.com/product/08-0628) is a lot better / softer for holding suspension tubes, but it’s also a lot more expensive :(
Thank you for the video. I have a 2012 tiger 1200- noticed a bit of dampness or oilnon the boot rubber- no real puddling of oil under the final drive. According to agent might be the seal? Have you had to do any repairs like that? Greeting from South Africa
How is it to install the front spark plug? There seems to be very little space due to the size of the tank. I'm worried that you didn't show how you did it. Is it necessary to remove the tank? In Harley Davidsons, the spark plugs are angled so that they can be removed without needing to remove the tank. Thank you.
Ah no issues at all removing and installing the front cylinder spark plug without removing or even moving the tank out of the way. As long as you have a swivel spark plug socket like I have in the video, it’ll fit in the cylinder and you won’t need to move or remove the tank
Thanks for the walkthrough! I just did this on my tiger. HUGE help, especially giving the torque specs for all the bolts and the part number for the service kit. 1 question if you have the answer. The service kit came with a c-clip. Any idea what that's for?
Awesome! Hope it went well! About the circlip, I didn’t know what it was for either :). I remember most people on the forums saying they didn’t know either but one guy said it’s for the side stand when you’re lubricating it
What a fantastic detailed, thorough and sequential process. I’ve worked/built many Harley Davidson engines and while Triumph’s are a different beast your presentation was excellent and easily understood. Anyone familiar with twisting wrenches would find this extremely beneficial. Thanks for taking the time to video and share. (Just wish more service tech’s were as particular as you are) Great work👍🏻
Hey! Really appreciate the kind words! Yeah I when I was getting into working on my bikes, watching other people on RU-vid and reading forums really helped me out a lot! And i feel working on your own bike makes you enjoy riding it more too. So if i can help just one person get into motorcycle maintenance, i feel like it was worth it!
Great video. Thanks for sharing with us. I have a question for you. When you were checking for TDC on cylinder 1, how did you know it was on the compression stroke and not the exhaust stroke? If you got it wrong, wouldn't the ignition timing be out 180 degrees? Thanks
Great question! Before removing the cam shafts and cam chain, and right before the timing marks on the cam sprockets line up and right before you can lock the crank with a 6mm rod I.e. TDC of cylinder 1 in the combustion stroke, you’ll see a little timing mark on the crank gears that get locked when a 6mm rod is inserted. Pay attention to that mark and lock the crank at that exact spot when re-installing the cam shafts and cam chain.
Otimo video! Como sempre todos os anteriores!! Vc é muito didático e excelente profissional. Obrigado meu amigo! Seu fã eterno! O5imas dicas!! Agora tenho uma duvida que gostaria que me respondesse se puder, é claro. Gostaria de colocar farois auxiliares na minha tiger 1200 ano 2018,e aqui em meu pais ,mais exatamente em minha cidade,um mecanico me indicou a nao fazer a nao ser que os farois auxiliares sejam originais ,comprados em uma revenda da marca Triumph. Oque vc acha? Os comprei no Aliexpress!
JK, I see the part numbers now. Jesus, it's like nobody knows what parts are for these bikes. I've been trying to find the front brake part numbers for ages now.
What I usually do is go to revzilla.com and enter the bike model and year, and it only shows parts that fit the bike. You can get part numbers from there. If that doesn’t work, I find the OEM Polaris part number from the Indian website and then google that part number. You’ll almost always find aftermarket parts along with their part numbers that are a direct replacement for the OEM parts
I have a 2018 Indian Road Master and I tried several times and get no response. On the bike it says Module didn't detect the sensor. I first deleted the old ones. Did you delete your old ones first? Thanks Great video.
I don’t think you can delete the old sensors. You can only override them with new sensors. It can be a pain getting them to read through the tires, so I program them before installing them. It’s much easier that way!
You should be aiming for a roughly 30% sag on your rear suspension too. So if you’re aiming for 34mm on the rear, I’m assuming your rear suspension travel is ~114mm? If your sag is more than 30% even after setting the maximum possible preload (tension) on your shock, you’re gonna need a stiffer spring.
Ah the tensioner tool and the 0.6Nm torque tool is to apply the correct amount of tension on the cam chain when setting the cam timing (aligning the timing marks on the cam sprockets), since the tensioner has been taken out and nothing is applying tension on the chain
Hey, thanks for making this. I have a doubt. If I’m on the lighter side, why should I adjust the preload so that it brings the sag higher to 30%? I understand why I need it if I’m on the heavier side.
Ah. Regardless of weight, light or heavy, you want to achieve roughly 30% sag. This will need more preload (tension) on the spring for heavier riders and less preload for lighter riders. 30% sag will achieve benefits when riding over bumps and prevent the suspension from bottoming out (as there is still 70% travel left). But also riding over holes, the suspension has the 30% travel to expand and maintain contact between your tires and the road, maintaining traction. If your sag was say only 10%, then riding over deep holes, your suspension has only 10% left to expand and you won’t be able to maintain traction.
Thank you for putting together this video! Really helped me understand what I was getting into and what tools I needed to order. Once my parts/tools arrive, I feel ready to take on this job and save money for future fork oil changes (more or less a wash compared to having the service completed by the dealer for this first time, due to the cost of the tools).
Hey, did you bleed the ABS pumps on the Tiger when performing the fluid change? TigerTool can do it , but I'm not sure if it's really required unless the ABS pump is not functioning correctly.
Hi Bro, I am using Tiger 1200, 2012 model. I plan to use a new coolant Iced Cool by RockOil. Is it a good coolant? Based on my reading, its perform well.
I was able to purchase the fuel line connector you linked in the description. I have a 2017 explorer. Any more insight on how to connect to the fuel rail? Thank you for all the videos.
Nice! I assume you're referring to part #3 in the description above (the 1/4"rubber hose with the 5/16" fuel line coupler)? The only reason you need that is because you'll need to run the engine with the tank off the bike to have access to the throttle bodies to balance them and the fuel line on the bike is not long enough. So it just serves as an extension to the fuel line. So you'll just need to connect one end of the rubber hose with the male fuel coupler to the fuel line of the bike (this should be the female connector that was originally connected to the tank). And then connect the other end of the hose with the female fuel coupler to the tank. Hope this makes sense :)
Great video. I am going to replace air filter and spark plugs on mine Tiger soon. Do you need to disconnected the battery before disconnecting and removing the tank or that does not matter?
Thanks! I’ve got videos for those too :) I’ve never disconnected the battery unless I’m wiring up electrical accessories and everything’s been fine so far 😅
Just so you know, if you're only changing out the pads, there is no need to remove the caliper. Let the bike sit as long as possible (as in, don't squeeze the brake lever before you change pads) to let the pads fully retract. Then just remove the center bolt and spring clip. The pads will slide out and the new ones can be installed. You can still use cleaner to spray everything clean if you want before installing the pads.
I’ve never tried that but I don’t think my calipers retract enough (or at all) even after days of the brake lever not being pressed. Either way, I like to wipe all the brake dust off the pistons with a cloth after spraying brake cleaner. That’s hard to do if the calipers aren’t taken off the brake disc :)
